Five Two-wheeled Reasons to Visit Pittsburgh This September

What happens when you put 1000 active transportation advocates together for a week in one city? They plan lots of fun bicycling events of course. We'll see you there!

Pro Walk/ Pro Bike/ Pro Place Conference, Sept 8-11th

Over 1,000 active transportation professionals, including city planners, transportation engineers, public health advocates, elected officials, community leaders, and walking and bicycling advocates will convene in Pittsburgh during the second week of September for the national Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place conference. Adventure Cycling staff Ginny Sullivan, Saara Snow, and Jim Sayer will be presenting on bicycle tourism, U.S. Bicycle Route System best practices, and bicycle travel best practices for state parks. Check out the exciting lineup of speakers and sessions!

Adventure Cycling staff Saara Snow and Ginny Sullivan will be joining representatives from Nelson/Nygaard, an active transportation consulting firm, for a bicycle tour to the Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place conference. The ride will start in Washington, DC, and follow the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath and the Great Allegheny Passage trails to Pittsburgh for 310 miles total. The group is inviting conference attendees to join them in Homestead for the final celebratory two-wheeled entrance to the conference. If you’d like to join, you can find more information and register here.

An early member gathering: these participants rode in the original 1976 Bikecentennial tour across the U.S.

Adventure Cycling Member Gathering Event in Cumberland, Sept 4th

If a bicycle tour and an active transportation conference aren’t enough to whet your appetite, Adventure Cycling will be hosting a member gathering in Cumberland to meet local members and cyclists and share exciting updates on bike travel and tourism in North America. We’ll talk about Adventure Cycling’s work on Bicycle Route 66, the new Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route, the latest developments for the U.S. Bicycle Route System, and national advocacy projects. Refreshments will be provided!

Amtrak Bicycle Task Force Announcement

Adventure Cycling will be making a special announcement about the Task Force’s selection of a pilot project route to test roll-on bicycle service at the Pro Walk/Pro Bike/ Pro Place conference. Read up on the progress the Task Force has made so far and stay tuned!

Alliance Leadership Retreat, Sept 5-8th

The Alliance for Biking and Walking is hosting a biennial retreat in the three days before before Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place. Active transportation advocacy leaders from state and local organizations will convene at the retreat to learn, share, and connect. A great opportunity to network with other advocates and, in the words of the Alliance, 'Be prepared to meet, be awed by, and awe your peers around North America. We'll see you there!'”

Hi John, I'm sorry we didn't see your comment earlier. We are waiting for the racks to be installed on the two pilot lines and then we'll be doing a quick review/test. We are hoping to have this done by end of November. Then Amtrak will begin on-line reservation service and they system will be all set to go this spring. Once we have more concrete dates, we'll be doing a full announcement. Thanks.